Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-06
GRETTIE AND HATTIE.
One OH Trial, thc other TO III
Tried.


Tried.
AS usual, when any case OF import
ance is on the docket, Judge Chrney's
courtroom was crowded yesterday
morning. A number of ladies, hoping
to see the Woolstein sisters, had Sc
cured seats in the bar as early as s 80,
but on being informed by the Court
that Miss Hattie would not be tried, a
number Of them left the room. AT
s AS A. NJ. Hattie, her sister Minnie,
and Grettie Rozelle, the vitriol throw
err, fled into court, followed by dep
uty sheriff, and took seats in the jul
rors' box. Hattie and Mrs. Rozel e
were CT >sely yelled. Mrs. r. wore an ele-
CANT black silk dress, silk dolman and
"a ilunty plush bonnet. The Woolstein
sisters were dressed as usual, except
ing the veil. They seemed quite hap
py, which was probably owing in some
degree at least to the fact that they
were aware that Hattie's case would
not be set for trial at an early date.
They were quite at ease, chatting as
carelessly as If awaiting a change OF
scene at the theatre. In short time
Colonel G. Wiley Wells, who is one OF
the leading attorneys in the case, ar
rived. and at once engaged the girls in
conversation. In the mean time Judge
Cheney arrived, but was informed that
the Deputy Clerk, Mr.. Ward, was
quite ill, and unable to be on duty. |
wa, found that the box coetaining the
Ii of Jurors was locked, and consid-
cradle time was consumed in making
an inventory of the skeleton keys, Us
the Court humorously remarked, of
members of the bar. At length the
the box was opened, and with Mr..
Dunsmoor as Clerk, the court was
convened.
After making a number Of arraign-
ments and hearing the pleas in several
cases, the case of Hattie Woolstein
was called. Mr.. Wells stated to the
Court that on account of business in
the Supreme Court at Washington, D..
c., which required his attention, it
would be very inconvenient to try the
case before February. The District
Attorney did not care to take up the
case earlier. Monday, February the
9th, 1888, at 10A. NJ. was finally set
for the date of trial.
Mrs. Grettie kozelle's case was then
called, this being the date set for its
hearing. The District Attorney and
Attorneys for the defendant, announ-
ced that they We're reauy tor the trial.
1t will be remembered that in May
last the city was thrown into great
excitement by Mrs. Grettie Rozelle
throwing vitriol into the face of
Challes r. Petrie, we'll known
southern Pacific Railroad engineer.
Mr.. Petrie and defendant occupied
rooms in the same house and, it is
claimed, on too intimate terms, and
that eventually Petrie began to show
some indifference for her. She be
came enraged at his continued cold
ness, and made up her mind to seek
revenge, which finally resulted in a
consultation between herself and her
husband. MIR. Rozelle willingly en-
tered into her schemes and, in obedi-
ence to her desires, purchased vitriol,
which she threw in MIR. Petr els face.
| She and her husband were arrested
and tried. MIR. Rozelle was found guilty
and sentenced to eight years in the
prison at San Quentin, but his wife
came off more fortunate, for the time
being, her jury being hung by one
man.
Alter the filing of the iury-box and
the reading of the complaint, the ex-
animation OF the jurors commenced.
J. Z. Brown was the first juryma" ex-
amined. The examination continued